90 SHORTHORNS 



Oxford Duke of Killhow (48,399), and Duke of 

 Saxony (51,149). Most of the young bulls bred in 

 the herd were sold locally, and they greatly improved 

 the stocks of the district. 



At the dispersion sale prices were considered satis- 

 factory for the time. For 46 animals the sum realised 

 was 1896|- gs. Thirty cows averaged 44|- gs., 5 bulls 

 59 gs., 5 bull calves 36 gs., and 6 young heifer calves 

 15 gs. Best prices were Red Rose of Langton, 

 Lord Polwarth, 40 gs. ; Red Rose of Langton 2nd, 

 Mr (afterwards Sir Walter) Thorburn, M.P., 31 gs. ; 

 Waterloo Witch 2nd, Mr Deacon, 45 gs. ; Winsome 

 Bright Eyes, Mr Laing, 87 gs. ; Oxford Grand 

 Duchess, Mr Ackroyd Carlisle, 92 gs. ; Red Rose of 

 Langton 10th, Mr Fletcher, 40 gs. ; Waterloo Witch 

 5th, Mr Fletcher, 70 gs. ; Oxford Grand Duchess 

 2nd, Mr Harris, Calthwaite, 155 gs. ; Oxford Grand 

 Duchess 3rd, Mr Harris, 110 gs. In bulls, the best 

 price was 105 gs., paid by Mr A. W. Lloyd, Surrey, for 

 Duke of Waterloo llth; Oxford Grand Duke passed 

 to Mr H. Sharpley, Lincoln, at 81 gs. ; Colonel Hutton 

 paid 65 gs. for Duke of Saxony. Among other buyers 

 were Lord Brougham ; Major Conway, North Wales ; 

 Mr James Watt, Carlisle ; Mr George Torrance, 

 Sisterpath ; and Mr Peterkin, Dunglass. 



Mr George Torrance made a considerable impression 

 on his contemporaries while he held the farm of 

 Sisterpath, near Marchmont Station, Berwickshire. 

 He was a very good judge of a Shorthorn, but he 

 sometimes neglected registration work. Mr Torrance 

 left Sisterpath in 1888 and removed to Leetside, 



